§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what web site his Department maintains on the Internet, what information is provided there, how often it is updated, what is the address, and if he or his Department answers questions and supplies additional information through the Internet. [7573]
§ Sir John WheelerThe Northern Ireland civil service maintains the Northern Ireland Government server based at Stormont. This server holds information relating to all Northern Ireland Departments and their agencies and this is being developed on an on-going basis to provide more in-depth information. The server is updated on a daily basis. The address for the server is
http://www.nics.gov.ukQuestions are sent to the server via e-mail and are answered by e-mail. Where necessary, questions are forwarded to a specific Government Department to provide an appropriate reply.